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Caseload Statistics

Lifer Hearings
(Includes initial hearings, progress, rescission, and subsequent hearings.)

Year
Hearings

1997
2,297

1998
2,191

1999
1,953

2000
2,179

2001
3,645

2002
4,826

2003
4,498


Revocation Hearings
(Includes revocation, extension and postponed hearings)

Fiscal Year
Hearings

1997 - 1998
33,429

1998 - 1999
34,367

1999 - 2000
37,851

2000 - 2001
40,420

2001 - 2002
38,934

2002 - 2003
43,599



MDO Hearings
(Includes placement, certification & annual review hearings)

Fiscal Year
Cases
Hearings

1997 - 1998
345
749

1999 - 2000
481
925

2000 - 2001
342
786

2002 - 2003
325
772

2003 - 2004
218
513 * As of 1/31/04


SVP Hearings
Since the inception of the SVP commitment process on January 1, 1996, the Board has investigated 4,985 cases and conducted 1,356 probable cause hearings. Since the program began, 451 patients have been committed by the California courts.

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Sacramento, CA 95811-7243
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